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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what happened the first time Mrs. Paley tried disciplining the disruptive boy?
(a) She had to slap him.
(b) She had to call his parents.
(c) She had to hold him down.
(d) She had to sit on him.

2. What did the exploration of ethnicity do for Mrs. Paley's students?
(a) Gave everyone a purpose.
(b) Helped unite each other.
(c) Helped them feel welcome.
(d) Helped them understand each other.

3. Where were Mrs. Paley's first teaching jobs located?
(a) The West coast.
(b) The north.
(c) The East coast.
(d) The south.

4. What does Mrs. Paley highlight through the experiences she recalls in "White Teacher"?
(a) Racial equality.
(b) The all white classroom with the integrated one.
(c) Stereotypes.
(d) The interracial activity of children.

5. What are people's thoughts based on in relationship to blacks according to the first few chapters of "White Teacher"?
(a) Facts.
(b) Stereotypes.
(c) A documentary.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose mothers were both becoming doctors in Chapter 7?

2. Where was the first time this child ever spoke to Mrs. Paley?

3. What did Mrs. Paley arrange for the child to do after school in Chapter 11?

4. Who did Sylvia hit in Chapter 15?

5. What did Mrs. Paley take a closer look at in relationship to ethnic speech?

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